If it is a punishment then it is of course suitable. I don't like my kids to make a habit of eating the pet food but sometimes it can't be helped especially if it's a really good brand.
Is this food made from dogs, or food for dogs? The former sounds yummy but the latter probably didn't taste particularly nice - not that it would cause any harm.
Ok: serious response. It's not going to do her any harm, and was likely a small dry dog biscuit, but at the same time it is very weird for a mother at a party to do that, not only because, well, it's just weird , but also because other kids can remember things like this and make the dog food eating kids life a misery for the next 5 years with all sorts of inventive nicknames.
Umm. Really. Is dog food fit for human consumption?
I had understood not, but then I don't have a dog so wouldn't know. However if that is the case, however small, the children have been exposed to food that is not be suitable for human consumption and all that that entails.
While I agree that there isn't a need to freak out, I do think that it is inappropriate to have fed them dog food. Duty of care etc etc.
Based on what people are bitching about elsewhere - Swiss made dog food should be fine, as the meat that is used to make it will be the meat that is sold in Supermarkets in the US/UK/other superior country of origin.
The mother has clearly been watching that nonsense on the English TV .. Celebrity jungle or something.
For those who's wife doesn't watch it, they get some long forgotten or completely unknown tv persons to eat things like pigs anus whilst dressed in clown outfits and they sleep outside in Australia somewhere.
Having audited a few dog food factories in my day, I'd say no you are not over reacting. And for anyone who thinks otherwise all it would take is to see the offel trucks from the butcher/slaughterhouses coming into the factory to change their mind.
Issue was further complicated and magnified by the fact the mother knew the 12 year old who was dared to eat the dog food has scoliosis and wears a brace! Really!?!?!!!!!
Oh.... right and the fact the child had brain surgery couple years ago, meaning they had to shave her long hair off, long recovery, gets put into special needs class..............